Ohio unveils K-12 math plan with focus on quality textbooks, evidence-based instruction

Unlike the Science of Reading initiative that received $164 million in dedicated funding, the math plan must rely on existing ...
EdSource

The right instructional materials in math can make all the difference for English learners

October 9, 2025 - For Chelsea Duran, returning to high school for her senior year means being on high alert, watching over her shoulder for immigration enforcement agents. I remember the day in ninth ...
Santa Maria Times

Potential Orcutt School District math instructional materials available for review Feb. 19

The Orcutt Union School District is exploring options for new mathematics instruction materials for transitional kindergarten through the 8th grade, and samples of the instructional materials will ...
The Hechinger Report

PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Writing lesson ...
SpaceNews

Smart Skies FlyBy Math Instructional Materials

NASA’s Airspace Systems Program and the Ames Research Center are pleased to announce the public release of Smart Skies FlyBy Math: Distance-Rate-Time Problems in Air Traffic Control for Grades 5-9 ...
Education Week

Math Instructional Materials Vetted

A new group billing itself as a “Consumer Reports for school materials” will soon begin posting free online reviews of major textbooks and curricula that purport to be aligned to the Common Core State ...
Yahoo

Why Teachers Don’t Use the High-Quality Instructional Materials They’re Given

An increasing number of districts across America are rightly procuring so-called high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for use in their schools. These English Language Arts and math materials ...
KQED

Many Math Teachers Cobble Together Their Own Instructional Materials, a Survey Finds

Writing lesson plans has traditionally been a big part of a teacher’s job. But this doesn’t mean they should be starting from a blank slate. Ideally, teachers are supposed to base their lessons on the ...

California Approves Kiddom IM® v.360 California for Statewide Math Adoption

The California State Board of Education adopted Kiddom IM® v.360 California in the state’s 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption.
American Enterprise Institute

Do “High Quality” Math Materials Add Up?

I enjoyed reading your recent discussion with Alex Baron, “How Much Autonomy Should Teachers Have Over Instructional Materials?” In particular, I was struck by your skepticism about whether ...
Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Newport-Mesa is making terrific headway with instructional math materials

Math bores many students. Common Core Math, CCM, tries to deliver math differently so that it sticks. CCM succeeds if students become flexibly adept because it hurts seeing students solve y = mx + b, ...
Education Week

Where Are Teachers Getting Their Common-Core Instructional Materials?

A new study found that teachers are mainly relying on homegrown instructional materials, created either by themselves or their district colleagues, to meet the Common Core State Standards. But as many ...